Vehicle-brake.



No. 716,275. Patented.

C. D. UUILLEN.

'VEHICLE BRAKE.

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UNITED TATES CHRISTOPHER D. QUILLEN, OF MINERAL, INDIANA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of letters Patent No. 716,275, dated December16, 1902. Application filed February 3,1902. Serial No. 92,450. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER D. QUIL- LEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mineral, in the county of Greene and State ofIndiana, have inventedcertain new-aud usefulImprovementsin"Vehic1e-Brakes; and Ido herebydeclare the following tobea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled iu the art to which it appertains tomake and usethe same.

The purpose of the present invention is the provision of a brakemechanism for vehicles which can be operatedeither from the rear, front,or side of the wagon, accordingto the convenience of the driver, theconnections being such as not to interfere with the setting of the brakefrom any determinate point when required.

For a full description-of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreifecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and drawings hereto attached. A

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention aresusceptible of modiication, still the preferred embodiment of theinvention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure1 is `a top view of the rear portion of a vehicle running-gear, showingthe application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side view, the wagon-bodybeing in position and the forward part of the running-gear omitted. Fig.3 is a view similar to Fig. l, showing a modicationl Fig. 4. is aperspective view of the brake-actuating shaft and adj uncts.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The invention is illustrated in connection `with the rear portion of avehicle running- 4 are joined at their converged ends to the head 5,through which the pole or reach 6 passes for adj ustably connecting therear portions of the running-gear to the front part in of the brake-beam7.

the` usual manner. The brake-beam 7 is slidably mounted upon the houndsand is limited in its movements by a keeper 8 in the usual manner. Thebrake-actuating shaft 9 is journaled in bearings applied to the hounds 4or other convenient portion of the runningegear and is provided with aseries of pulleys 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14. A chain or cable 15 isconnected at one end to the centralpulley 12 and passes around asheavc-pulley 16 and is made fast at its opposite end to the centralpart J Vhen the shaft 9 is turned in one direction, the end portion ofthe chain or cable 16, attached to the pulley 12, is wound thereon andmoves the brakebeam 7, so as to withdraw the brake-shoes fromengagemen'twith the wheels 2, thereby releasing the brake after they have beenapplied. Chains or cables 17 are connected at one end to the outerpulleys 10 and 14 and have the other end attached to the brakebeam 7..Upon rotating the shaft 9 in the opposite direction the chains orcables 17 are wound upon the pulleys 10 and.- 14 and move the brake-beamso as to carry the brake-shoes into contact with the wheels 2, therebysetting the brake. As shown in Fig. 3, the chains or cables 17a have oneend attached to the pulleys 10 and 14 and the opposite end connected tothe bolster 3 or other selected part of the running-gear and pass aroundsheave-pulleys 1S, applied to the brake-beam 7. This constructionadmitsof the brake being more firmly applied, and is therefore preferredin some instances.

The brake-actuating shaft 9`is adapted to be operated in a number ofdiderent ways, some of which are illustrated and will hereinafter .bedescribed in detail.`` A pinion 1 9 is secured to one end of the shaft9and is in mesh with a toothed segment 2O at the lower end of ahand-lever 21, fulcrumed to a side of the wagon-body 22. Thisconstruction enables the brake to be set from a side of the wagon nearthe rear end. A lever-23'is- 1ocated near the front end of thewagonwithin convenient reach of `thedrivers seatandmis connected by means ofa rod 24.a with the-lever 21 and enables the brakes to be set fromA ICOoperation with the toothed bar 24 for holding the lever in an adjustedposition.

To admit of setting the brake from the lrear of the wagon, a pulley 25is mounted in a bracket 26, extended from the bolster 3 and laterallybraced. A cable or chain 27 is attached intermediate of its ends to thepulley 25, and its end portions are adapted to wind in oppositedirections upon the respective pulleys 11 and 13, to which they areattached. A lever 28 is connected with the pulley 25 for rotationtherewith and is provided with a hand -latch to engage with the teeth ofa notched plate 29, concentric with the pulley 25, for holding the leverin an adjusted position. The shaft 9 is adapted to be positively rotatedfrom any of the points noted, thereby admitting of the brakes eitherbeing set or released, as required.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- Incombination, a brake-beam, a brake-actuating shaft, a series of pulleysmounted upon and rotatable with said brake-actuating shaft, flexibleconnections between corresponding pulleys and the brake-beam and adaptedto wind reversely upon the said pulleys to effect a positive movement ofthe brake-beam in either direction, a pair of pulleys secured to thebrake-actuating shaft, a third pulley arranged horizontally at the rearof the Wagon and provided with a hand operating-lever, a exibleconnection between the said third pulley and the pair of pulleys andadapted to wind reversely upon the latter, a hand-lever at the side ofthe wagon, gearing between the lastmentioned lever and thebrake-actuating shaft, and a third lever located within convenient reachof the drivers seat and connected with the rear side lever,substantially as set forth.4

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRISTOPHER l). QUILLEN.

Witnesses: Y

LALDAS S. FORBES, HARLEY TUMAN.

